tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post4027205330577874..comments2015-02-17T15:35:39.485-06:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: Who Do You Think You Are? Episode 1 - My ThoughtsThomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-43184590460210686672010-03-07T01:51:44.797-06:002010-03-07T01:51:44.797-06:00Hey, Thomas. I agree with most of your points. B...Hey, Thomas. I agree with most of your points. But I&#39;m being a devil&#39;s advocate on a few blogs to point out that the use of archival gloves is a subject of debate and that some of the highest-end archives don&#39;t require them. I spent the month of May 2008 doing research at the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, and at no time during our handling of 16th and 17th century Spanish documents were we required to wear gloves. The only time I used the white cotton gloves I had taken with me was in handling some of the Papeles de Cuba which had been attacked by mold a hundred or two years ago. Even though they had been treated, there was still considerable dirt on them to the point that when I paged through with the gloves on, the gloves turned black. So in this instance it wasn&#39;t to protect the documents that the gloves were in order, but to protect me.<br /><br />The pencil hovering over that old warrant, however, was a definite no-no!Karen Packard Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-38248151650704211272010-03-06T09:30:33.737-06:002010-03-06T09:30:33.737-06:00Great observations Thomas. I know many are looking...Great observations Thomas. I know many are looking for ordinary people, however I disagree. Sarah Jessica Parker is an ordinary person who acts. I think they did a great job of down playing her celebrityness and portraying her as you and I. Certainly her fame has afforded her this opportunity but I also believe we need her star power to draw an audience to showcase genealogy, for now. I love the show and look forward to the upcoming episodes.Lynn Palermohttp://www.thearmchairgenealogist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-28617191350369563062010-03-06T09:25:22.041-06:002010-03-06T09:25:22.041-06:00Good insights Thomas. Everybody wants to see ordin...Good insights Thomas. Everybody wants to see ordinary folk, but as I commented on another blog, Sarah Jessica is an ordinary girl who acts. Her fame has afforded her this opportunity, and we need her fame to draw an audience to join in our passion. Certainly there are many ordinary people with ordinary jobs that will have very fascinating histories but for now we need the star power.I think they did a great job at downplaying her celebrityness. Looking forward to future episodes.Lynn Palermohttp://www.thearmchairgenealogist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-91946197052069413692010-03-06T07:31:51.666-06:002010-03-06T07:31:51.666-06:00Great summary. I also loved the &quot;Mommy!&quot...Great summary. I also loved the &quot;Mommy!&quot; part and the way SJP was excited about sharing the information with her mother. Though both of my parents have been gone for years now, every time I make an exciting new discovery I have a little &quot;mental conversation&quot; with them about it. I would like to have seen some mention of a few searches that didn&#39;t pan out (forgive the pun) - not so many as to lose viewers&#39; attention, but just to show that not every search produces positive results. For instance, one of the first things I would have done after the 1850 census for California would be to check the 1860 census for John Hodge, because there were some gold-miners who ended up abandoning their families back East. Overall, this show seems to be a lot more in the History Detectives vein, which I really enjoy.Greta Koehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-89563232609789744072010-03-06T06:36:40.354-06:002010-03-06T06:36:40.354-06:00Great Recap Thomas!
I wonder how we can find out ...Great Recap Thomas!<br /><br />I wonder how we can find out how many people watched the show last night.Abba-Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089473766267377501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-1972853758347062352010-03-05T21:45:23.718-06:002010-03-05T21:45:23.718-06:00Excellent recap and comments, Thomas, as usual. Re...Excellent recap and comments, Thomas, as usual. Really appreciate getting your insights. Very enjoyable... and, there will be a change in &quot;our community&quot; from these TV programs!<br /><br />;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-15436768223525335772010-03-05T21:41:05.841-06:002010-03-05T21:41:05.841-06:00I agree with your blog&#39;s plus and minus statem...I agree with your blog&#39;s plus and minus statements. Great job I think over all, getting the exposure out there. <br /><br />Would love to see ordinary people on a show, but not sure if it would get the viewship needed. <br /><br />Tinagtownmahttp://gtownma.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-82916521939579084322010-03-05T21:39:44.744-06:002010-03-05T21:39:44.744-06:00Loved your blog and I agree with all plus and minu...Loved your blog and I agree with all plus and minus.. Very exciting nite. I also would love to see more of &quot;regular&quot; folk done in a show, but my husband doesn&#39;t think it would get the viewership. Who knows.gtownmahttp://gtownma.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com